what's Neo Tokyo Citizens?
The Neo Tokyo Citizens is a prominent NFT collection and gamified ecosystem built on blockchain technology, centered around a cyberpunk-inspired universe known as The Citadel. Citizens are unique NFTs representing community members or characters within this lore-rich world, enabling holders to participate in exclusive investments, partnerships, and gaming integrations. The ecosystem features mechanics like auction-based burns for scarcity, staking with $BYTES token for rewards, and cross-chain liquidity to support decentralized finance activities. Key elements include community-driven tools, IP collaborations with games like ChronoForge and QORPO World, and platforms such as Citizen Capital for IDO investments. Holders gain access to traits-based perks, such as pet companions or armor sets in partner games, fostering a vibrant, interactive environment where NFTs evolve through events, AMAs, and wiki resources maintained by the community.
Neo Tokyo Citizens partnered with GamingOnAvax to launch an official esports jersey available Dec 19.
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USDC/BYTES liquidity pool launched on Supernova DEX
Mementos holders can send 1 Memento to receive 3 Citizens during a 24-hour window starting on 2026-02-23.
Schedules "death and taxes" mint event for 2026-02-24 at 11AM ET with three phases: holders only, allowlist, and public minting at 0.0169 ETH per citizen for 6969 total citizens.
Partnered with GamingOnAvax to launch an official Neo Tokyo x AVAX esports jersey, available for purchase starting December 19, 2025 at 1PM EST.
Partnership with FlawgamingHQ announced for a $9,500 prize pool gaming tournament on playoffthegrid scheduled for December 19th at 19:00 CET.
ShibuyaMall launches Cyber Week event with new Codex-themed merchandise collection and offers an additional 10% $BYTES burn for payments in $BYTES.
Integration with MagmaStaking brings liquid staking yield infrastructure to Curvance, supporting gMON for lending, borrowing, and looping with continued Bytes rewards.
Partnership with Bean Exchange (DLMM DEX on Monad) announced, featuring integration with Curvance money markets that allows users to earn $BYTES through Curvance's incentive points program.
Offers LizLabs NFT holders 6 weeks of waived $BYTES entry fees for full gaming platform access and weekly Web3 game competitions after LizLabs pivots away from gaming.
Partnership announced with FlawgamingHQ for joint esports expansion, building on FlawgamingHQ's competitive gaming takeover success.
Gaming industry veteran and Ubisoft-acquired studio founder joins as Citizen, expanding Web3 gaming expertise.
Two WolvesDAO events planned at Gamescom in partnership with OpenSea and Polygon.
New gaming asset (Neo Raptor) available through free Daemon claim for Citizens, featuring unique evolution path and signature move Cybernetic Frenzy.
$BYTES achieves $1M+ cross-chain liquidity milestone and launches new auction/burn mechanism.
Confirmed participation in Gamescom gaming trade fair.
Active S1 and S2 holders eligible for BlackholeDex airdrop, claiming opens 2 days post-TGE.
Security breach exposed token liquidity risk due to phished developer access to legacy contracts. Remediation implemented via hostage smart contract.
Strategic partnership with Rengō provides access to network of 350+ VCs, KOLs, and launchpads for enhanced funding and visibility opportunities.
$5000 tournament collaboration with My Pet Hooligan scheduled for May 3rd at 4PM ET.
Positioned as central hub for gaming investments and projects. Offers access to seeds/fair launches, alpha and early access. Gaming narrative expected to peak in 2025.